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1
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Triad of 3 findings: R upper quadrant abdominal pain, jaundice, fever >40 (104F). Assoc Dx?

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Charcot Triad; Cholangitis (inf of common bile duct)

2
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hypotension and AMS + Charcot’s triad. Assoc Dx?

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Reynold’s pentad: Cholangitis

3
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Bruising and edema around subcutaneous tissue around umbilicus. Assoc Dx?

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Cullen; seen in Pancreatitis or abdominal trauma or ruptured ectopic pregnancy

4
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Bruising of the flank

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Grey Turner sign; seen in Pancreatitis or blunt abdominal trauma or ruptured ectopic pregnancy

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RUQ on palpation usually after full expiration on deep inspiration palpation of RUQ

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Murphy’s sign; cholecystitis

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Palpation of the left lower quadrant elicits pain on the R lower quadrant of the abdomen

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Rovsing sign; appendicitis

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Tenderness to palpation and rigidity over the R side of the abdomen that is one-third the distance from the ASIS to the umbilicus.

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McBurney’s point; appendicitis

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Pt is lying on left side while R thigh is flexed backward

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Psoas sign; appendicitis

9
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Pt in supine and pain is elicited as hip and knee is flexed to 90 degrees and internally and externally rotating flexed hip

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Obturator sign: appendicitis

10
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R shoulder or scapular pain

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Boas sign; acute cholecystitis

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Enlarged palpable non-tender gallbladder with jaundice

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courvoisier’s gallbladder; assoc with cancer of the head of the pancreas

12
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calcified gallbladder on abdominal radiograph

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porcelain gallbadder; may be seen in chronic cholelithiasis causes calcified scarring. Cholecystectomy due to association with gall bladder carcinoma

13
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irregular 1 cm nodule within the umbilicus

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Sister Mary Joseph sign; GI cancer (gastric, colonic, pancreatic) Gynocologic (ovarian, uterine)

14
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enlargement of a left supraclavicular lymph node

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Virchow’s node (aka Troisier sign); Pulmonary adenocarcinoma ( neuropathies of the brachial plexus and phrenic nerve as well as compression of the subclavian artery and vascular thoracic outlet syndrome due to its anatomical location)